{
    "term": "fortify",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "fortify",
            "heSheIt": "fortifies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "fortified",
        "pastParticiple": "fortified",
        "ingForm": "fortifying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make a place more able to resist attack, especially by building high walls",
            "sensetop": "fortify something (against somebody/something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a fortified town"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They fortified the area against attack."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make somebody/yourself feel stronger, braver, etc.",
            "sensetop": "fortify somebody/yourself (against somebody/something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Although fortified by its election success, the government remains cautious in its policies."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make a feeling or an attitude stronger",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The news merely fortified their determination."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to increase the strength or quality of food or drink by adding something to it",
            "sensetop": "(be) fortified(be) fortified with something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sherry is **fortified wine** *(= wine with extra alcohol added)*.",
                    "contextForm": "(be) fortified"
                },
                {
                    "text": "cereal fortified with extra vitamins",
                    "contextForm": "(be) fortified with something"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortify__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortifies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortified__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortifying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortify__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortifies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortified__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrtɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fo/fortify/fortifying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French fortifier, from late Latin fortificare, from Latin fortis ‘strong’."
}